LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday arrested 14 suspected Internet fraudsters. The suspects are: Abiola Kayode, Adeleye Adewale, Adeniyi Abiola, Favour Iruabo, Iyiola Olayemi, Lawal Remilekun and Martins Adetunji. Others are: Obafunsho Oladipupo Samson, Olaleye Bamilola Hassan, Oseni Ridwan, Peter Ayobami Samuel, Peter Toluwabori, Prince Jibril…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Archbishop, Enugu Ecclesiastical Province (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has warned Nigerians against re-electing President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. He said Buhari’s reelection would perpetuate suffering and evil in the country. Chukwuma, who reiterated his earlier call on Buhari to quit at the expiration of his tenure in 2019, stated…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Shippers’ Council on Wednesday said it has entered into partnership with the Oyo State Government to establish a $200m (N72b) modern dry port, as well as a truck transit park in the state, in conjunction with some Chinese investors. Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the council, Mr. Hassan Bello made…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Kwara have arrested a herbal mixture seller, Raji Mufutau. Policemen on stop-and-search operations at Osere Junction around Eid Road in Ilorin, had found the corpse of his late wife in the vehicle he uses in hawking his products. Vanguard reports that the foul odour from the remains made the…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid is moving on the Champions League semifinals. But not without a scare. And not without controversy. Los Blancos blew a 3-0 first-leg lead to Juventus, and appeared to be headed for extra time at the Santiago Bernabeu when Cristiano Ronaldo, in the third of three minutes of second-half stoppage time,…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has approved the dredging of the Escravos Bar of Warri Port at a cost of N13 billion. The contract sum would also finance the replacement of the bad navigational aids at the seaport. The Escravos Bar dredging is part of measures being put in place to make the seaport…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service Retired Col. Hameed Ali, has redeployed eight customs officers to further strengthen the operations of the service. Information about the redeployment is in a statement signed by the NCS Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah, on Wednesday in Abuja. Attah stated that the redeployment would…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of Ejama Community in Ogoniland have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to jail the Chairman of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, over the bank’s alleged failure to pay them a judgment sum of N74bn. The community members had in 2010 got judgment against Shell Petroleum Development Company…
